Health & wellbeing
Emotional Wellbeing Websites
As a school we are both extremely proud of the resilience and adaptability that our children have shown, whilst also being acutely aware of the strains and pressures that have been put on all of our families during lockdown and the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. We are keen to support the children’s emotional wellbeing, for example through the Recovery Curriculum, but also wanted to provide parents and carers with a range of organisations that may be able to offer additional advice and support for families and children who are facing particular difficulties. With this in mind, please find below a list of websites that parents / carers can access directly.
Anna Freud – Mentally Healthy Schools
A great range of resources and ideas on how to understand and support your child…
https://www.annafreud.org/parents-and-carers/
Barnados
A tool to search for local support that Barnados offer…
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/helping-families/mental-health
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
A directory of qualified, private counsellors…
CALM
A helpline and advice from the Campaign Against Living Miserably…
Calm App
Mindfulness and meditation app…
Children’s Society
Safe in Essex - support for children age 8+ demonstrating risky behaviour…
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/young-people/east/safe-in-essex
Family Intervention Team – support for families struggling to cope with a child’s challenging behaviour…
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services (EWMHS)
Lots of online advice plus a route to contact the service directly via the website or on 0300 300 1600…
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-ewmhs
Family Lives
Offering a parent helpline and online chat…
https://www.familylives.org.uk/
Headspace App
Mindfulness and guided meditation app…
Kids Inspire
A therapy service for children aged 8+ …
Kooth
A mental wellbeing website for pupils which includes message boards, online counselling and advice…
MIND West Essex
Offering a range of courses to better understand mental wellbeing… https://mindinwestessex.mindlms.org.uk/
MindFresh
A tool to search for local support services…
https://mindfresh.nelft.nhs.uk/
NHS Every Mind Matters
Advice for adults on managing their own emotional wellbeing…
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Advice for parents/carers on how to support a child…
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/
Place 2 Be
Advice for parents/carers on how to support a child…
https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/supporting-your-child-s-mental-health/
Advice for parents/carers on how to support their child to transition to KS3…
Young Minds
Resources for parents/carers and families…
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/
Your Mind Plan
Advice for adults on managing their own emotional wellbeing…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YfRzhXDKSZQxFVn30TlXBj/your-mental-health-toolkit